by Kristin Davis | Sep 14, 2026 | Environment, People, Sidebar, Top Story
‘When there’s a call from the wild … you have to answer it’ In a single hour on a midsummer Monday, five new patients arrive at the Blue Ridge Wildlife Center: a crow, a hawk and three baby rabbits plucked from the clutches of a cat. It’s high season at one of...
by Bob Hurley | Nov 1, 2025 | Agriculture, Sidebar, Top Story
A new way of using solar power with crops — the first project of its kind in Virginia — is already catching the eye of some Rappahannock farmers. Called agrivoltaics, the innovative, renewable energy project places solar panels over crop plantings, allowing both solar...
by Sophie McLeod | Jun 29, 2025 | Education, People, Sidebar, Top Story
Nyanyano, a coastal town in Ghana, West Africa, is a time warp from Sperryville, Virginia, but that’s where Kara Draper, a Rappahannock teacher turned agent for change, began her environmental journey. She first went to Ghana in 2024, seeking a cultural deep dive...
